Mt Merapi volcano, central javaIs inflation actually caused by Government Actions? I have always assumed that Inflation was something that just happened, like chickenpox, and the Government fought to keep it in check. But what if Government leaders actually wanted inflation and could create it? What if the Government wanted to help corporations become even more profitable so they allow wholesale increased in the price of products, claiming that the increases aren't their fault...its that mysterious old bugger, Inflation?
What is Inflation? It is the slow rise of prices over time.
Inflation has been said to be a means of illegal and underhanded taxation by Government.
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ABC News on TV this morning said that 63% of the polled Americans think that Bush's spying on Americans is justified. If this is the case, a BIG IF, then Americans do not deserve freedom. Any person that would sell their basic freedoms from Government intrusion for the elusive promise of safety is a god damn fool.
"...What we have here is a clandestine surveillance program of enormous size, which is being operated by members of the administration who are subject to no limits or scrutiny beyond what they deem to impose on one another. If the White House had gotten its way, the program would have run secretly until the war on terror ended — that is, forever..."
"...If you are one of the more than 200 million Americans with a cell phone nestled in your pocket, authorities may be able to find you any time day or night--even if you never make or receive a call..."
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The Internet may soon become controlled by major corporations like Comcast and AT&T. Corporations will decide what is available to you over the internet and what is not. More access to more sites means that you must pay more each month. Obviously, this also means that any site not deemed worthy by Corporate America will be difficult, or impossible, to reach.
"...Until now, a basic principle of the Internet has been that the pipe companies can't discriminate among content providers. Everyone who puts stuff up on the Internet is treated exactly the same. The net is neutral.
But now the pipe companies want to charge the content providers, depending on how fast and reliably the pipes deliver the content. Presumably, the biggest content providers would pay the most money, leaving the little content people in the slowest and least-reliable parts of the pipe. (It will take you five minutes to download my blog.) The pipe companies claim unless they start charge for speed and reliability, they won't have enough money to invest in the next generation of networks. This is an absurd argument. The pipes are already making lots of money off consumers who pay them for being connected to the Internet..."
The Sheeple of America are being branded, herded, and slaughtered and they don't have a clue that it is all premeditated.
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Harris Poll reports Bush at 29%. No surprise...Worst President of all time! I wonder when it will hit the single digits...and will it even matter? Will Americans do anything about it? CAN Americans even do anything about it?
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We are buying a new home. Yesterday I looked at the loan documents and, as always, I am absolutely apalled at what passes for Bank Fraud these days. My interest rate shows 6.8% which dosen't sound too bad. Little high perhaps, but ok. However, when I look at how much money I will actually pay in interest and how much I pay in priniciple I notice a funny thing. The Interest I will pay over the life of the loan is nearly $50,000 higher than the cost of the house itself. $50 GRAND HIGHER? I may not be much of a wiz at math, but I do know that when you pay more in interest than the house is worth then that ain't 6.8%. For example, If my house sold for $400,000 and I pay another $400,000 in interest, than I have a loan interest rate of 100%! Right? My interest rate matches my principle dollar for dollar. That is a 100% loan! But if my interest is way over the principle, then my interest is way over 100%.
It occurs to me that Americans are being bled white by corporate and bank malveasance. And the Bush Administration is their partner in crime. The worst part is that it is all Institutionalized. It's normal. In this society, if a man comes up to you and stickes a gun in your face, demanding money, then he is a criminal and may get jailed. However, if you walk into a bank voluntarily, sign the papers, and the banker demands you pay him 150% of what your loan is worth, that is legal. InAmerica it is standard practice for corporations to create laws and regulations that give them the absolute control over their customers. They hide their villany behind smug thousand dollar suits and citrus aftershave. The corporate elite.
The Cosa Nostra, of legend and fame, would faint with envy at what the Bush Administration and the Corporate World can steal.
But whatta ya gonna do? We signed the papers.
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One last thing. You may have heard this all before, but pay attention! Check out your credit scores and data with the three major credit companies: Experian; Transunion; and Equifax. Each is bought and paid for by U.S. Corporations and their bias is toward business. In fact, they will deliberately enter information on you that they do not check out for veracity. Some of their negative comments are on things that you have no control over. For instance, you will get a downgraded credit score if you have too many inquiries to these three credit agencies. How the hell can you control that? And does anybody know how many contacts is too many? These Credit agencies judge your credit worthiness on a issues that have little, if any, direct relationship to wether you pay your bills on time and in the right amount. It is a totally bogus system.
It accures to me that American Capitalistic Corporations are predatory, unethical, devious, untrustworthy, unscrupulous, and have no real regulatory or legal contraints on their business behavior. American Business have taken the term "Sic Caveat Emptor" as their only ethical creed. By the way, 'Sic Caveat Emptor' is latin for "Fuck em, they have our money in their pockets".
Despite all my bitching, we have a good credit score...I can only imagine what it is like for someone with marginal or 'bad' credit numbers.
Well, we will get our house and I will calm down eventually. I just hate being screwed by corporations and know that there is little I can do about it.
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